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ORIGINAL RESEARCH Subjective outcome evaluation of the Tin Ka Ping P.A.T.H.S. Project in China: View of the students Daniel TL Shek, Tak Yan Lee, and Lawrence K Ma

ORIGINAL RESEARCH Evaluation of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in Mainland China: Views of the program implementers in senior high schools Daniel TL Shek, Florence KY Wu, and Mengtong Chen

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH Anti-doping knowledge of junior international racquetball athletes Timothy Baghurst

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